- a variation of Piraeus.
Peiraeus
Britishnoun
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In the basin of Peiraeus, ships have to be parked by hawser, like so many cars in a tiny square.
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News had come from Peiraeus that a cargo from the U.S. had arrived on a Swedish ship.
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Having spotted numerous British transports, and proceeding to bomb many of them in Peiraeus and off Chalchis, the Germans accused the British of planning another Dunkirk.
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From refugees, last week, came stories of the plight of those left behind: > As early as mid-September men and women fainting from hunger were a common sight in the streets of Athens, Salonika, Peiraeus.
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In order to prevent further hostile action on the part of Greece, British and French fleets made a demonstration against the Peiraeus, which was occupied by a French force during the Crimean War.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various
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